When you have obtained something, you may either prefer to maintain the whole thing or just choose to retain the essence.

当你已经获得某种东西时，你可能要么是宁愿保持其全部，要么选择只保留其精华。

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To maintain its worth it must compete to retain staff against foreign Banks that are not subject to pay limits.

为了保证这个价值，他必须努力竞争以留住员工，防止他们被未受薪酬限制的国外银行挖走。

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Power Transmission-Crystals have the ability to transfer energy, to retain it, to maintain its intensity, to focus &transmit it over great distance .

电力输送—水晶有能力传递并保留能量，维持其强度，远距集中及传输。

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"I did not believe Nigeria would play the way they played Argentina, if we can continue like this and retain our coach and maintain the boys , I believe we are going places."

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It can be argued that the DOD has also sought to maintain the forces to conduct one MRC to conclusion, but saw the requirement to retain forces for a second as interfering with plans to maintain readiness and modernization.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Section IV: Building a Two-MRC Force for the 21st Century

As a result, regulators worry auditors may cut corners to retain relationships, meet fee commitments and maintain profit margins.

FORBES: Audit Firm Rotation: Maybe Make A Switch When The Government Takes Over

For its purposes the Syrian government does not need to retain all of Syrian territory for it to maintain an important influence in the region.

BBC: Could Syria conflict become regional war?